Risk-benefit health assessment of food - food fortification and nitrate in vegetables.

摘要

Food authorities should base their decisions on both risk assessment and benefit assessment in relation to foods, food constituents or nutrients when risk-benefit assessment can be carried out. Benefit assessment should mirror the well-established steps of risk assessment. However, methods for their comparison, weighing risks against benefits, have as yet to be developed. The general framework currently available in risk-benefit health assessment of food is described and illustrated with two examples: food fortification with vitamins and minerals, and the consumption of vegetables in relation to their nitrate content. All rights reserved, Elsevier.